Howdy; My two cents---I really like Paint Shop Pro. That is the pay version of the free download and I am very happy with my choice. All the functions I need...
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Matt Thomas
m.thomas@...
Dec 1, 1999 4:19 pm
Thanks for the feedback! Looks like I'll have to add it to my Christmas Wish List! -Matt...
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Emmanuel Fabel
emmanuelfabel@...
Dec 1, 1999 5:23 pm
Thanks for the reply's on my question Here is another one. Does anybody has some experience with the Meade Pictor 208XT CCD autoguider/imager? Emmanuel...
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CHV69@...
Dec 1, 1999 8:16 pm
Hi, I have a Meade 216 auto guider imager. I am not real happy with it for imaging use. Clear and Dark Skies, Carl Veit The Sky Tour Observatory Ocean View...
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Paul Goelz
pgoelz@...
Dec 1, 1999 11:31 pm
Gang, I was in a hobby shop here that carries Celestron,a nd saw a really nice case for an 8" SCT. Don't know if anyone has seen this, but it had the ...
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Paul Goelz
pgoelz@...
Dec 1, 1999 11:31 pm
... Try for some dimmer stars... same thing.... you can't see them to save your life and then bang there they are and you wonder how you missed them! Paul...
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Al
aocc@...
Dec 2, 1999 12:08 am
Hi Paul, Orion has a similar case (could be the same one) which sells for the same price. If you're interested, the item number is 7071 (page 48 winter cat.)....
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Ray Porter
dragon@...
Dec 2, 1999 12:11 am
I had one of those cases until just recently. It is an excellent case but you probably won't be able to get an 8" SCT with a large finder (8x50 or larger) in...
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Paul Gustafson
drgus@...
Dec 2, 1999 1:08 am
... URL official format for links, they would become active so that people could follow the link just by clicking on it. to wit: http://www.taurus-tech.com ...
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Claude Head III
k5dtn@...
Dec 2, 1999 2:19 am
Hi, Paul. Thanks for your comment. I use Netscape Communicator V4.7. It evidently requires the leading "http://" in order to make the link active. Interesting!...
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Jay Stanley
js88keyz@...
Dec 2, 1999 2:23 am
Greetings all, Just got back from the hardware store with one of those plastic type roll out trash bag holders to make a dew sheild...seems like it might work...
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David Tetreault
frez@...
Dec 2, 1999 3:39 am
Hello It's really getting cold here in S. NH. The so-called Arctic air blast hit last night. I tossed a scope outside and the seeing was bad. Today the temp...
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Al
aocc@...
Dec 2, 1999 4:56 am
Hi Frez, Don't feel so bad. I was out tonight and it's exactly the same here in NJ...but colder. To make us feel better, I'm sure that the guys from Florida...
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dwyman
dwyman@...
Dec 2, 1999 5:40 am
The Celestron Pixel 255 is now being sold by the original maker, SBIG, as the ST-5. Goes for about $900 new. Don...
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Rick Thurmond
thurmond@...
Dec 2, 1999 7:08 am
Tonight was my first night with a pier replacing my tripod. Wow, what a difference. My scope is a C14 and I have the CI-700 mount. The telescope used to...
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Azzz1588@...
Dec 2, 1999 12:58 pm
... Hello Question... just what is the faintest object I can see with my C 8 in daytime ??? Venus is obviously no problem, but I've noticed that Mars isn't...
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Scopehouse@...
Dec 2, 1999 1:14 pm
Frez and All...! In a message dated 12/1/99 9:45:02 PM Central Standard Time, ... Even ... The winds aloft at 30,000 to 35,000 feet are 65 to 70 Knots...!...
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norrene albright
nalbepar@...
Dec 2, 1999 1:22 pm
... Well Frez, I wish I had fared as well on Sunday night. After being all hyped up about getting back to my dark site at the desert (been waiting all...
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William R Woodard
wrwoodard@...
Dec 2, 1999 1:54 pm
I made a dew-shield for my Celestron G-8 that also has a plate running the length of it. I used a 20 x 30 piece of heavy black stock art paper, cut it into...
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Michael Bradshaw
bradshaw@...
Dec 2, 1999 3:21 pm
Well, it did drop to about 55 last night here in Miami, that is too cold to be observing... ;). We have had some very clear nights this week, but I've been...
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Phillip Hosey
ross128@...
Dec 2, 1999 5:27 pm
"al" <aoc-@...> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/sct-user/?start=3119 ... same ... cat.). ... The Pixcel 255 has been...
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Al
aocc@...
Dec 2, 1999 6:39 pm
Hi Phillip, You're right...I was just trying to help from memory. The 237 was the last camera Celestron sold and recently discontinued. If you're looking for...
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Paul Goelz
pgoelz@...
Dec 2, 1999 6:50 pm
... Why can't you use it on start up? Or maybe I don't understand you. After initialization and no star alignment, I can slew to anything I want including...
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Paul Goelz
pgoelz@...
Dec 2, 1999 7:25 pm
... Yeah, that's what I was thinking. But they are still looking at what it USED to be worth, so I doubt they'd part with it for less than $1000. Not sure...
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Pickwoad, Robert (Z75...
RPICKWOA@...
Dec 2, 1999 7:38 pm
Hi, all I've read that the Olympus OM-1 is a great camera for astrophotgraphy, but would anyone have any feelings regarding using an old Minolta SRT-101? A ...
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CHV69@...
Dec 2, 1999 7:51 pm
I agree with Al, I own a MX5C and it is a simple to use camera. IMHO save your money and buy a MX5C. Check out some of my PICS at ...
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Phillip Hosey
jphosey@...
Dec 2, 1999 7:52 pm
... look at ... less than ... comes with ... it's ... makes ... Al, the MX5C sounds great, but doesn't it have a lower resolution than the ST-237? I know the...
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CHV69@...
Dec 2, 1999 7:53 pm
Have you tried to do a goto after synch on a planet? I have never been able to even come close to the object I was Goto (ing). Clear and Dark Skies, Carl Veit...
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P T Chambers
ptchamb@...
Dec 2, 1999 8:22 pm
The srt101 is a good camera. It suffers from a -hard to change- (read that as complete dissassembly) focussing screen but otherwise it is good for the...
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Pickwoad, Robert (Z75...
RPICKWOA@...
Dec 2, 1999 10:09 pm
Thanks to the folks who commented on the SRT 101. If nothing else it'll allow me to explore the art of photography with my scope. Here's the question...I would...
